1872 in sport

Chronology of the sport

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Baseball

October 22nd : The Boston Red Stockings off gain the 5th championship of the USA of baseball organized by the National Association Professional Base Ball Players with 39 victories and 8 defeats.

Cricket

Nottinghamshire is crowned champion of cricket in England.

Football

February 24th : Nonofficial international match enters the England and the Scotland to London (Kennington Oval). The English assert themselves 1-0.
March 16th : First final of the F Challenge Cup. In front of 2000 spectators with the Kennington Oval, Wanderers Football Club is essential 1-0 vis-a-vis the Royal Engineers AFC.
the corner is introduced and balloon cuts it is fixed by F.
September 28th : Players of Wrexham Cricket Club found the Welsh football club of Wrexham.
November 30th : With Glasgow (Hamilton Crescent), the Scotland and the England separate on a tie without goal. It is the first official international match of football of the history. 3.000 spectators.

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Australian Football

Melbourne gains the championship of football Australia N of the state of Victoria.

Golf

Tom Morris gains the British Open of Golf to Prestwick.

General sports

Foundation of the general sports club of Le Havre Athletic Club. The section Football sees the day in 1894.

Rugby with XV

Creation of the first club of Rugby of France: HAC Rugby which formed a great number of international like Lewis, Crighton, GuelorguetMiller, Auradou…

February 5th. The England beats the Scotland with London.

Equestrian sport

England: Cremorne gains the Derby.
England: Casse Tête gains the Large National.
Ireland: Trickstress gains the Derby of Ireland.
France: Revigny gains the Prix of the Jockey Club.
France: Little Agnès gains the Prix of Diane.
Australia: The Quack gains Melbourne Cup.

Births

October 24th: Peter O' Connor, athlete Irish, Olympic champion of the triple jump, at the time of the inserted Olympic Games of 1906 with Athens (Greece). († November 9th 1957).

Death

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